one other thing with the append statement in lilo.conf I get display on the TV only it appears as though there is some clock sync problem, but this goes away after the matroxset commands.
I wondering now as I right about it if its just a clock sync prob and I don't need the matrox set stuff at all. any thoughts? On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 17:04, Josh Peck wrote: > I used the directions here: > > http://www.sci.fi/~syrjala/directfb/matrox-tv-out-howto > > mplayer worked with with standard fbdev haven't tried it with dfbmga yet > (but I will). > > I did not recompile SDL with directfb (will I need to to get the OSD > running?) > > I do get a frame buffer console after running this: > > matroxset -f /dev/fb0 -m 5 > > matroxset -f /dev/fb1 -m 2 > > matroxset -f /dev/fb1 -o 1 2 > > con2fb /dev/fb1 /dev/tty0 > > When I fire up freevo the screen goes blank. > after i kill the process console comes back freevo reports an error > saying something along the line of video device unavailable/not found > (the actual error message escapes me right now will get it) > > freevo.conf: > . > . > . > display = dfbmga > . > . > . > > using freevo 1.4.1 > > redhat 9 w/2.4.25 kernel matrox GXXX frame buffer drivers compiled into > kernel (no modules). > > lilo.conf: > . > . > . > append=" video=matrox:vesa:0x112" > . > . > . > > /etc/directfbrc: > > matrox-crtc2 > matrox-tv-standard=ntsc > > basically all the wiki documentation is a bit of a dead end. > > I am a complete noob when it comes to frame buffer. > > any help/suggestions are appreciated > > On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 12:35, Benjamin Zeiss wrote: > > hi, > > > > --On Monday, March 08, 2004 02:04:59 -0500 Josh Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > I believe I got everything to compile properly. > > > > > > however when I run freevo I get a black screen. > > > > come on. nobody can help you here with that little information. what about > > directfbrc, did you recompile sdl with directfb support, does mplayer work, > > etc. you gotta give more information! > > > > -- > > Benjamin Zeiss > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Freevo-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users -- Josh Peck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Washtenaw Community College ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
